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INCORPORATING THE ROYAL GAZETTE (Established 1828) and THE BERMUDA COLONIST (Established 1866)
TIDE TABLEJOR AUGUST
High Water Uw Water Sun- Son-
Date A.M. P.M. A.M. PJL rise set
25
26
27
8.41
9.29
10.16
9.09
9.55
10.39
2.40
3.26
4.10
2.46
3.36
4.24
6.47
6.48
6.49
753
752
7.50
VOL. 22—NO. 196
HAMILTON, BERMUDA TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1942
3D PER COPY—40/- PER ANNUM
NAZI OFFENSIVES IN RUSSIA SMASHING ON:
ACTION EXPECTED IN NEAR & MIDDLE EAST:
S. AMERICAS BACKING BRAZIL IN WAR MOVE:
CHURCHILL IS SAFELY BACK IN GT. BRITAIN
NAZIS EXTENDING THEIR
CROSSINGS IN DON BEND
Double Threat To City Of
Stalingrad Intensified
RUSSIANS OUT-NUMBERED IN
BEND AREA AND IN SOUTH
NEW COMMAND IN MIDDLE
EAST POINTS DANGERS
Persia & Iraq May Soon Be
Active Theatres Of War
S. AMERICAN REPUBLICS
SWING BEHIND BRAZIL
g|By HAROLD KING
» MOSCOW, Aug. 24 (Reuter).—The
position at both approaches to Stalingrad has seriously deteriorated during the past 24 hours. German
tanks as well as infantry have now
crossed the Don slbow while north-
-east ol Kotelnikovo, the enemy forced
back the Soviet defenders in several
sectors, endangering the Soviet po-
. sitions across the railroad some 90
miles southwest of StaUngrad.
The threat to the rear of the Soviet
line at Kotelnikovo increases. The
immediate future will show whether
the Soviet Command will hang
on to every foot of ground in the
hope of bringing up reinforcements
in time, or whether, if the Germans
, are not driven back on the Don
elbow, they will withdraw to Stalingrad. Indications are that the former
course will be chosen.
The Soviet forces are holding, on
determinedly in the Kletskaya regions further north, inside the Don
elbow. Yesterday they recaptured
? two villages in one sector, and decimated an Italian division in anothsr.
The Soviet forces here are a potential
threat to the flank of Germans forces
advancing on the elbow banks.
The chief problem for the Soviet
defenders in the south is the * big
numerical supsriority of the Germans. Some 45% of all tbe German
, forces, from Voronezh to Pyatigorsk are non-German. Hungarians,
Rumanians and Italians make up
divisions, though not all of them
are full strengtn.
HEAVY TRENCH MORTAR FIRE
The most deadly weapons are
being more and more applied on
tbe Soviet-German front. Recent
reports from various parts in the
south repeatedly mention the effect of Soviet trench mortar fire,
which in many cases led to the wiping out of whole enemy battahons.
A number of 12-barrelled German
mortars have been captured, and the
Germans are stated to be employing also 24-barrelled mortars. The
increasing use of tanks on both
sides is noticeable. Contrary to
expectations, the Germans are using
tanks to the utmost limit in the
hilly and mountainous country,
where the fighting is now going on
ta the south Kuban and Pyatigorsk
regions.
More tanks than ever before, as
well as planes and other munitions,
are being poured out from Soviet
factories today, but ta tanks the
Germans are still superior in numbers, and particularly in the fighting
in the south the Germans are exploiting their superiority.
Owing to the wide range of the
Soviet anti-tank weapons, and the
growing individual and tactical skill
in their use, the panzer divisions are
suffering heavy losses. Apart from
Continued on Page 4
LULL IN EGYPT EXPECTED
TO BREAK VERY SOON
By R. F. ROLAND
CAIRO, Aug. 24 (Reuter).—The establishment of an independent Persian and Iraq Command, announced in London last night, is a logical
sequence to developments on the
western side of the Middle East
Command which will demand General Alexander's undistracted attention, and to developments on the
eastern side of the Middle East
Command — ta the Northern Caucasus, which may possibly bring
Iraq and Iran into a state of activity.
A glance at the map shows the
great sprawling area which, until
the present decision, was the responsibiUty of the Commander-in-
Chief of the Middle East. Iraq and
Iran were originally under the Indian Command, and were subsequently handed over to the Middle
East Command.
With the Indian Command fully
preoccupied with the struggle
against the Japanese, it could not
be reasonably asked to assume responsibility for Iraq and Iran. The
estabUshment of the new Command
mayjbe regarded as one of the first
fruits of Mr. ChurchiU's visit.
The new Command wUl grow
steadily ta importance as suppUes
pour in. General Maitland WUson,
who is most popular with his subordinates, by whom he is nicknamed
"Jumbo" Wilson, has a store of many
years of knowledge whereon to
draw.
"Jumbo" impresses by two qualities — a transcending common sense,
but expressed in such a utiUtarian
manner that at first one does not
reaUse how close to genius it is, and
secondly, such a vast comprehensive experience that no situation
can find him nonplussed, for his
memory takes him back over the
years to find a solution, which he
then furbishes and modernises for
present day use.
His face and figure of charming,
ponderous benevolence, suggest his
nickname, but on further acquaintance one finds his stupendous memory and relentless ruthlessness are
also ta keeping.
LONDON, Aug. 24 (Reuter) — Increased air activity by both sides
seems to suggest that things are
moving towards the opening of a
Continued on Page 4
SOLOMONS PREPARING TO
AID ALUED OFFENSIVE
Some, Including Argentina,
To Call Her Non-Belligerent
AXISBANKSSEIZEDINRIO
AS WAR FEVER MOUNTS
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 24 (Reuter).
—The poUce, acting to round up spies
and fifth columnists, raided a convent
ta Florianopolis, ta the state of Santa
Catartaa, and arrested the Mother
Superior on a charge of communication with Axis agents by radio.
Suspicion had been aroused for
some time, said a police statement, by
the activities at the convent, which
belongs to an order composed of nuns
of German origin at a place named
Laguna, near FlorianopoUs.
Prom time to time a nun was seen
to approach a certain tomb in the
cemetery carrying an armful of flowers, after which she was seen kneeling
at the spot, apparently in prayer.
At the moment of the police swoop a
nun, it was stated, was caught in the
act of connecting a radio transmitter
to an aerial hung in the cemetery.
The police have also arrested in a
viUage in the envtrones of Rio de
Janeiro a German ex-officer whose
house contained a complete chemical
laboratory and a wireless transmitting set.
Workers demonstrated this morning in tbe works of the Teuto Bresili-
enne Brasserie Brahma and Tissus
Botafogo agatast the presence of
workers of German nationality, demanding their expulsion. The police
Intervened but had Wacc%pt ths-point
of view of the Brazilian employee who
applauded the name of the Chief of
PoUce, Colonel Etchegoyen.
Many factory and office workers today pledged not to go to work until
their German and Italian coUeagues
had been dismissed.
The Rio de Janeiro Commercial Association has expeUed its Axis members. The German Trans-Atlantic
Bank, the German Bank of South
America and the ItaUan Bank have
been closed and placed under police
guard. Government representatives
are to be appointed to take over their
affairs.
Three submarines have been sunk
ta the last 24 hours off ths BraziUan
coast, weU informed sources stated.
The submarines were sighted by
three squadrons of Uruguayan bombing planes patrolling the coast of
of Uruguay, near the BrazUian frontier.
Radio warnings have been addressed to ships in the South Atlantic to
watch out for raiders.
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 24 (Reuter).
—The Argentine Cabinet met to discuss BrazU's declaration of war and
decided to consider BrazU a non-belligerent.
Continued ob Page 4
EVIDENCE IS COMPLETED
AT STAPLETON INQUIRY
It was learned by The Royal Gazette
last night that submission of evidence
has been completed at the inquiry
into the death of Miss Margaret
AUanora Stapleton, Imperial Censorship employee who was brutaUy attacked and murdered on the night of
July 6, 1941rand that the Coroner's
jury, under the direction of the Worshipful S. Seward Toddings, M.C.P.,
Coroner for the Eastern District, wiU
re-assemble ta one of the jury rooms
of the Supreme Court of Bermuda
next Friday morning for summoning
up the testimony given by thirty witnesses since the inquest opened on
Tuesday, August 18, and has been
continued at regular intervals since.
The final testimony was completed
by 1 p.m. yesterday.
NAZI ADVANCE IN SOUTH
MAY HAVE DIRE RESULTS
SAYS NAZIS LOST 4,000 MEN. IN
DIEPPE RAID
LONDON, Aug. 24 (Reuter).—The
Germans lost 4,000 men, including
airmen, in the Dieppe raid; according
to the commander of the Fighting
French Commando unit who took
part ta the operation.
The German controUed Paris radio
claimed tonight that one general,
two colonels and 13 staff officers,
besides 2,000 men, were taken prisoners ta the Dieppe raid.
U.S. Forces There Retaining
Control Of The Seaways
A SOUTH PACIFIC POST, Aug.
24 (Reuter).—The Americans are
busily preparing the Solomon Islands for use in a future offensive.
They are actively in progress of,
firstly organising new bases so that
they can ba used offensively; secondly, the continued consoUdation of a
protective ring of American positions around and beyond the integral area; thirdly, the search by
Marines for Japanese forces which
are stUl in beyond their forward positions in the densely wooded^slands.
Unless the Japanese can regain control of the islands' seaways there
seems so immediate danger of the
Marines being isolated.
Nobody can foresee when or where
the next naval clash wiU come, but
the AUied Fleet is essentialy offensive ta character, notwithstanding
the possible losses since the opening
of the operations ta the Solomons.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AustraUa, Aug. 24. (Reuter-.—A communique stated that 27 heavy Japanese bombers, escorted by 20 Zero
fighters, attacked Darwin aerodrome, causing only slight damage.
Four bombers and nine Zeros were
shot down without loss to the defenders.
SYDNEY, Aug 24 (Reuter) — The
Japanese, in an air-raid on Darwin
yesterday came in on a different
Continued on Page 4
Soviet Publicist Says No
More Retreat Possible
CHURCHILL IS BACK AT
HOME AFTER LONG TRIP.
15,000-Mile Flight In U.S.
Bomber Safely Concluded
SPENT THIRD OF Tlflfe IN
COCKPIT, SAYS CAPTAIN
LONDON, Aug. 24 (Reuter) .—Prime
Minister Winston ChurchUl arrived
back ta London late tonight after
a 15,000-mUe flight which carried him
to the Near and Middle East and
Russia for conferences with British
miUtary leaders and the Russian
leader, Joseph Stalin.
He landed at a British airport in
an American Liberator bomber pU-
oted by Captain van Der KLoot, of
the U.S. Army Ferry. Command.
Without delay, Mr. ChurchiU was
driven to a special train which was
waiting near the airport and whisked to London.
Stepping down from the big aircraft, Mr. Churohill looked extremely weU and not in the least tired.
After greeting Mrs. ChurchUl and his
son, Major Randolph ChurchiU, he
introduced the Liberator's crew to
his wife. As Mr. ChurchiU's craft
dropped down below tha cover of
escorting Spitfires, a flare-path was
lighted and the big ship foiled to a
standstUl. Among the smaU group
to welcome the Prime Minister was
Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal.
There were no elaborate ceremonies
to welcome Mr. ChurchUl back from
the first visit a British Prime Minister had ever made to the Kremlin.
Mr. ChurchUl's absence* from Britain was officiaUy disclosed on August 17, when it was announced that
he had attended important talks ta
Moscow with Stalin covering four
days. Subsequently it became
known that Mr. ChurchiU visited
Egypt and the El Alamein battle-
front during the course of his journey. His unexpected appearance at
the front, under the nom de guerre
of "Mr. X," had a heartening effect
on the men of the Eighth Army.
In Cairo the Prime Minister met
King Farouk, General Smuts, the
South African Prime Minister, and
Generals Sir Henry Maitland WUson,
the new 10th Army Commander in
Iraq and Iran, and Sir Claude Auchinleck, who has been replaced by
General Alexander in the Egyptian
Command.
Mr. W. AveriU Harrirnan, U.S. representative, who attended the Moscow conference, returned with Mr.
ChurchiU.
Also with the Prime Minister were
Sir Charles Cadogan, Permanent
Foreign Under Secretary, General Sir
Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial
General Staff, and Sir Charles WUson, Mr. ChurchiU's physician.
Continued on Page 4
MOSCOW, Aug. 24 (Reuter).—The
German occupation of VoroshUov-
grad and Pyatigorsk was mentioned
tonight in a broadcast by the leading pubUcist, Yaroslavsky.
Pyatigorsk is in the northern f oot-
hills of the Caucasus mountains.
Recent Soviet communiques have
spoken of fighting southeast of this
town.
The German conquest of the Caucasus could have truly tragic consequences "both for Russia and for aU
freedom loving nations of the
world," said Yaroslavsky.
"Never has a foe been so depraved,
so blood thirsty, so deUghted by
malpression and plunder, as in this
war. For 14 months the Fascist
have stamped on our magnificent
country, oppressing, plundering,
murdering and subjecting the Soviet
people to inhuman torture. And the
enemy has not been stopped. He is
advancing on the southern front
where he has been able to concentrate large forces, the bulk of his
reserves and enormous quantities of
war equipment.
"Now the Hitlerites are driving towards the Caucasus oil. They have
captured a number bf towns which
have vital importance in the Ufe of
the country. They have occupied
VoroshUovgrad and Pyatigorsk.
Continued ea Page 2
No Drinks For Men Who
Made Raid On Dieppe
LONDON, Aug. 24 (Reuter).—
Canadian soldiers returning hot
and tired from the gruelling
raid on Dieppe looked for well
earned Uquor at a southcoast
"pub"—only to be refused by
the barman on the grounds of
an aUeged "poUce order."
It appears that the poUce
»hinted that the men should .not
be served with unduly large amounts of wine and spirits, and
some Ucensees thought this was
an order that they should have
none at ah.
In some pubUc houses handwritten notices to this effect
were displayed, but today aU
was peace again, for the misunderstanding had been cleared
up and the notices removed.
—o-
INDUCTION YESTERDAY OF
NEWDEVONSHIRE RECTOR
DEATH BY MISADVENTUREI PLANNED PRODUCTION TO
CORONER'S JURY VERDICT
Inquiry Into A Lineman's
Death Held Yesterday
SLIPPED & TOUCHED 4,000
VOLT OVERHEAD WIRE
Rev. Keith Harman Inducted
By His Lordship The Bishop
At an impressive and solemn cete-
mony ta Christ Church, Devonshire,
yesterday at 6 p.m., which was attended by members of the Church of
England clergy and more than a hundred of the congregation and visitors,
the Rev. Keith Harman was inducted
as the new Rector of the parish by
His Lordship the Bishop.
"I beg you," said His Lordship in a
sermon, "to give him your help and
your prayers. The Church is not
merely the parson's job; it is yours."
Saying that* the parish minister was a servant of the people, the - Bishop added that
ta Bermuda, as in the Mother
Country, every person ta the parish,
without distinction of station, race
and creed, had a right to claim the
services of the Rector ta time of need.
He said that the caU for the new Rec
tor had come from the parishioners
themselves. "You have been blessed
in the years that are gone," he continued. He called to mind the services of Canon Mark James and Archdeacon Davidson.
Before concluding, he referred to
the other duties of Mr. Harman; that
he would care for the afflicted ta body
at the Leprosarium and the afflicted
of mind at the Mental Hospital. He
was also to be chaplain at the miUtary
estabUshment at Prospect.
The induction ceremony lasted for
more than an hour.
Assisting His Lordship with the induction was the Venerable Archdeacon Henry Marriott, Ractor of Paget,
while the Bishop's chaplain was the
Rev. GUbert Ritter, Rector of Warwick.
The clergymen present included the
Rev. E. M. Strong, Rector of Pembroke, the Rev, Archibald BaU, Rector
of HamUton and Smith's, the Rev.
R. O. Walker, Rector of Southampton,
and the Rev. Bruce Peake, Curate of
St. John's Pembroke.
The two parish churchwardens,
Mr. John F. Eve and Mr. Edmund E.
ZuiU, shared ta the ceremony. The
former, who is the senior churchwarden, received the keys of the church
from the sexton, Mr. Richmond Lambert, who deUvered them to the Curate.
Church Vestrymen Hereward Watlington, H. A. M. WUson, John W.
Cox, M.C.P., and Sidney Kemsley
took the collection which was for the
Diocesan Ordination Candidates'
Fund.
After the ceremony a reception was
held at Cavendish HaU where a ladies'
group had prepared refreshments.
KING'S POINTWORKER IS
BADLY INJURED IN FALL
George Hill Lost Balance In
Working On Metal Tank
Mr. George HiU, of White Plains,
New York, while working on a project at King's Point on Saturday
morning, sustained serious injuries
when he fell from the side of a metal
tank.
It is learned that Mr. HiU suffered
a concussion, possibly a fractured
skull, a badly broken arm, four broken ribs and a foot, and a damaged
pelvis.
FuU detaUs of the accident are
not known because nobody appeared
to see Mr. HaU fall, although it is
thought he lost his balance. The
men working on the tank with him
first knew of the accident when they
heard his body land with a sickening thud upon the bottom inside
the tank.
His condition was grave during the
early part of the week-end but had
improved somewhat by yesterday,
when his temperature dropped.
Twenty of his fellow workers volunteered to give blood transfusions,
as Mr. Hull had lost considerable
blood, particularly from the injury
to his arm. It was thought at first
that ift would be necessary to amputate it but strenuous efforts are being made to save the member. It is
hoped that thi man's sound constitution wUl puU him through.
Mr. HiU boarded in HamUton at
the home of Mr. F. T. Whitney
"Oranleigh," Pembroke.
AIR EXPRESS SPACE IS
NOT ENTIRELY IN USE
At HamUton PoUce Court yesterday
afternoon a Coroner's jury brought
ta a verdict of misadventure ta the
death of Edward Orion HaU, an employes of the Bermuda Electric Light
Company, whose death occurred ta
Warwick on Saturday, August 15,
in the performance of his duties as a
lineman.
The inquiry was conducted under
the direction of the Worshipful S".
Seward Toddings, M.C.P., Coroner
for the Eastern District, the jury
comprising: Messrs. Alfred Wellrose
Smith (foreman); Ernest Donals Davis, Benoni MeUo, Edward Gerald
Forbes, WiUiam Hastie, WilUam Bert
Gutteridge, Roy Mayor and Garnet
Francis GrUls.
Evidence was submitted by Dr.
Hugh John O'Brien, resident surgeon
at the King Edward VII Memorial
Hospital, and by Stanley John Alexander Burgess and Joseph Sousa,
linemen employed by the Electric
Light Company, who were both on
the job with HaU when he met his
death. At the conclusion of this evidence, the jury returned the foUowing verdict:
"That the said Edward Orion HaU
died on the 15th day of August, 1942;
the jury do further say that he was
electrocuted when his arm contacted
the cut-out on a pole where he was
working when his foot sUpped; and so
do further say that the said Edward
Orion HaU met his death through
misadventure.''
Dr. O'Brien stated that Hall was
admitted to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital by ambulance about
4.30 p.m. on Saturday, August 15,
1942. Artificial respiration had been
given from the time he was picked up
to the time he reached the hospital.
On the arrival of HaU at the hospital
the witness said he found no sign of
pulse or respiration spontaneously.
HaU was given a total, of eight cubic
centimetres of stimulant to the heart
and lungs by the intravenous route,
but there was no response.
After that, artificial respiration
was continued in the Drinker apparatus (iron lung), this being continued
for some hours.
About 9 p.m., HaU was taken from
the apparatus for inspection, butrigor
mortis had set in and he was pronounced dead. Dr. O'Brien testified
that there was a sUght skin abrasion
around the right elbow and another
at the back of the head.
The witness said he had heard that
the deceased had been electrocuted,
so in his opinion the heart had stopped ta a condition known as ventricular fibrillation due to a stimulation
of electric current.
Answering a question from the jury,
Dr. O'Brien stated it was necessary to
put a patient in this condition ta the
iron lung, as it had been known that
persons already pronounced dead have
been revived by this process.
Stanley John Alexander Burgess, a
lineman employed at the Electric
Light Company, stated that HaU
climbed a pole to throw a hand-line
over the arm. He put it over, unfastened his safety belt and was ta tha
act of coming down the pole when he
sUpped. The witness said he heard a
sizzling sound and heard HaU shout.
As HaU dropped he held on to the
hand-line, and as he feU backward the
rope became taut and snapped, with
the result that HaU dropped to the
ground ta a sitting position. Hall
Continued on Page 6
BE BASIS OF NEW DRIVE
Agriculture Dept. To Survey
Farms Throughout Bermuda
UNUSABLE SURPLUSES WILL
BE AVOIDED IN CAMPAIGN
Availability For Essentials
Is Stressed By Commission
The avaUabUity of air express
space to bring essentials to Bermuda
is being stressed by the War-time
SuppUes Commission.
In recent months reasonably large
quantities of goods have been shipped from tbe mainland to Bermuda
by air express. Included in these
shipments have been a proportion of
what- might be termed luxury items.
However, the fuU avaUable space has
not been used.
The War-time SuppUes Commission
state they are prepared to consider
appUcations for permits for shipments by air express.
So long as there is this extra space
—although the intention is to transport more essentials by air express,
if possible—obviously certain nonessentials wiU be so shipped.
The foUowing press release has
been issued by the War-time SuppUes Commission:
"The War-time SuppUes Commission is prepared to consider appUcations for permits for shipments by
air express. AppUcations may be
either for goods on the essential Ust
or those determinable by quota, but
ta aU cases must state approximate
weights. Importers are required to
report to the Commission the
monthly amount of merchandise
which, has actuaUy arrived via air
express or is awaiting shipment. In
Centinned on Page 2
NEW HEALTH INSPECTOR
SOUGHT FROM CANADA
Ontario Authorities Will Be
Asked To Assist In Matter
The Board of Health intend to open
negotiations immediately with Canadian health authorities (ta Ontario)
in an endeavour to find a successor
for the late Mr. T. Gordon MUler,
according to the Board chairman, Mr.
James E. Pearman.
Mr. Pearman was not hopeful that
it would be at all easy to locate a
man with#the qualifications which
Mr. Miller had, but he said that no
effort would be spared to bring the
best official to Bermuda.
He added that although Mr. MiUer
had only been here since August
2 as the Colony's Chiaf Sanitary
Inspector, the work he had done
clearly indicated how necessary and
valuable it would be tt> have a simUar
capable health official brought here.
He said that Mr. MiUer had obtained plenty of cooperation and
his loss was a terrible blow to the
plans already formulated by the
Board and Department of Health.
He continued that it had been
thought possible the loss of Dr.
GiUanders, Central District Medical
Officer, who is returning to Canada,
would have been somewhat counteracted by Mr. Miller's experience. He
explained that Mr. MiUer would have
been able to take over some of these
dutiss.
Mr. Pearman elaborated that several applicants were being considered
at the time Mr. MiUar's candidature
was accepted but even so it would
Continued on Page 2
Planned production is to be the
basis of a strenuous campaign of the
Department of Agriculture to prepare for the coming season. Efforts
wiU be made to prevent the growing
of unusable surpluses which ta
these times cannot be exported. A
band of surveyors are to visit afl the
Colony's farms, advise the farmers,
coUate material and supply the
"links which wUl unite the farmers'
efforts."
This information is made avaUable
in a press release issued yesterday
afternoon by Mr. T. A. RusseU, the
Director of Agriculture. It reads as
follows:
"The farmers of Bermuda have an
important and difficult task before
them in the coming season, to provide as much food as the community can use and ta as great variety
as possible. This task is important
because suppUes of imported food
are unreUable and still more because the smaUer the caU we make
for imported food, the more effective
is our war-effort.
VARIETY, NOT SURPLUS
"The task is difficult because it H
desired to produce as much as can
be used of every kind of vegetable,
but no very large unusable surplus
of any vegetable, since we have no
means of shipping a surplus to a
market abroad.
"Somehow the farmers' efforts
have to be linked up, so that they
work together as a team and produce all the vegetables Which are
required, instead of working on their
own and possibly producing far too
much of some vegetables and not
nearly enough of another.
"The Board and Department of
Agriculture are trying to provide
the links which will unite the farmers' efforts. A committee of the
Board of Agriculture has worked out
the quantities of the main vegetables required to fill the wants of
the population adequately.
"A band of surveyors is going
round the farms checking the
amount of land avaUable, the acreage of crops in the ground and what
wiU soon be planted, and the condition of the crops. This information
wiU be examined in the Ught of the
estimates of produce required to
feed the community, and as a result
farmers will be advised to increase
their plantings of some crops, or if
necessary to go easy ta the case of
others, with the object of providing
all the food which can be used.
FORAGE CROPS
"In giving this advice the officers
of the Department will also have
the assistance of Mr. James HolUs,.
who brings a lifetime's experience of
farming to the task. His experience
in the growing of fodder for Uvestock will prove especiaUy valuable.
Shortage of feed for horses and
cattle has been reUeved to a great
extent this summer by the exceptional growth of pasture. Such good
conditions cannot be expected in
the seasons to come, and it will
therefore be necessary to plant forage crops for the cattle and horses
on a much larger scale, if their sustenance is to be assured.
"It is particularly desired that aU
farmers should understand the reasons for this planning of production
and should adopt a helpful attitude
to it. In the weeks to come, they
will receive more visits from members and employees of the Department of Agriculture than in the
past, and they wiU be asked more
questions about their work than
ever before.
"It is hoped that each former wUl
understand these enquirers are not
prying into his affairs for any harmful purpose, but aim at helping the
farming industry to provide as
much food and as great a variety
of food as can be used to advantage."
o
ECLIPSE OF MOON WIU
BE SEEN HERE TONIGHT
Bermuda is fortunate in being,
along with much of the Western
Hemisphere, in a perfect position for
the total ecUpse of the moon due to
take place tonight.
Given a. clear sky, local observers
should have an enjoyable time from
a little after 10 p.m. until about 11.35
p.m., or for one hour and a half.
The moon wiU be completely covered by the earth's shadow at about
10.48 p.m. (The times given are Bermuda dayUght saving time.)
AIR RAID ALARM IN GUIANA
GEORGETOWN, British Guiana,
Aug. 24 (Reuter).—British Guiana
had its first air raid alarm last night
as a result of information received
in Georgetown from inland.
The all clear sounded an hour and
a half later, when the information
proved false.
HELP BY BUYING WAR SAYINGS CERTIFICATES
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INCORPORATING THE ROYAL GAZETTE (Established 1828) and THE BERMUDA COLONIST (Established 1866)
TIDE TABLEJOR AUGUST
High Water Uw Water Sun- Son-
Date A.M. P.M. A.M. PJL rise set
25
26
27
8.41
9.29
10.16
9.09
9.55
10.39
2.40
3.26
4.10
2.46
3.36
4.24
6.47
6.48
6.49
753
752
7.50
VOL. 22—NO. 196
HAMILTON, BERMUDA TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1942
3D PER COPY—40/- PER ANNUM
NAZI OFFENSIVES IN RUSSIA SMASHING ON:
ACTION EXPECTED IN NEAR & MIDDLE EAST:
S. AMERICAS BACKING BRAZIL IN WAR MOVE:
CHURCHILL IS SAFELY BACK IN GT. BRITAIN
NAZIS EXTENDING THEIR
CROSSINGS IN DON BEND
Double Threat To City Of
Stalingrad Intensified
RUSSIANS OUT-NUMBERED IN
BEND AREA AND IN SOUTH
NEW COMMAND IN MIDDLE
EAST POINTS DANGERS
Persia & Iraq May Soon Be
Active Theatres Of War
S. AMERICAN REPUBLICS
SWING BEHIND BRAZIL
g|By HAROLD KING
» MOSCOW, Aug. 24 (Reuter).—The
position at both approaches to Stalingrad has seriously deteriorated during the past 24 hours. German
tanks as well as infantry have now
crossed the Don slbow while north-
-east ol Kotelnikovo, the enemy forced
back the Soviet defenders in several
sectors, endangering the Soviet po-
. sitions across the railroad some 90
miles southwest of StaUngrad.
The threat to the rear of the Soviet
line at Kotelnikovo increases. The
immediate future will show whether
the Soviet Command will hang
on to every foot of ground in the
hope of bringing up reinforcements
in time, or whether, if the Germans
, are not driven back on the Don
elbow, they will withdraw to Stalingrad. Indications are that the former
course will be chosen.
The Soviet forces are holding, on
determinedly in the Kletskaya regions further north, inside the Don
elbow. Yesterday they recaptured
? two villages in one sector, and decimated an Italian division in anothsr.
The Soviet forces here are a potential
threat to the flank of Germans forces
advancing on the elbow banks.
The chief problem for the Soviet
defenders in the south is the * big
numerical supsriority of the Germans. Some 45% of all tbe German
, forces, from Voronezh to Pyatigorsk are non-German. Hungarians,
Rumanians and Italians make up
divisions, though not all of them
are full strengtn.
HEAVY TRENCH MORTAR FIRE
The most deadly weapons are
being more and more applied on
tbe Soviet-German front. Recent
reports from various parts in the
south repeatedly mention the effect of Soviet trench mortar fire,
which in many cases led to the wiping out of whole enemy battahons.
A number of 12-barrelled German
mortars have been captured, and the
Germans are stated to be employing also 24-barrelled mortars. The
increasing use of tanks on both
sides is noticeable. Contrary to
expectations, the Germans are using
tanks to the utmost limit in the
hilly and mountainous country,
where the fighting is now going on
ta the south Kuban and Pyatigorsk
regions.
More tanks than ever before, as
well as planes and other munitions,
are being poured out from Soviet
factories today, but ta tanks the
Germans are still superior in numbers, and particularly in the fighting
in the south the Germans are exploiting their superiority.
Owing to the wide range of the
Soviet anti-tank weapons, and the
growing individual and tactical skill
in their use, the panzer divisions are
suffering heavy losses. Apart from
Continued on Page 4
LULL IN EGYPT EXPECTED
TO BREAK VERY SOON
By R. F. ROLAND
CAIRO, Aug. 24 (Reuter).—The establishment of an independent Persian and Iraq Command, announced in London last night, is a logical
sequence to developments on the
western side of the Middle East
Command which will demand General Alexander's undistracted attention, and to developments on the
eastern side of the Middle East
Command — ta the Northern Caucasus, which may possibly bring
Iraq and Iran into a state of activity.
A glance at the map shows the
great sprawling area which, until
the present decision, was the responsibiUty of the Commander-in-
Chief of the Middle East. Iraq and
Iran were originally under the Indian Command, and were subsequently handed over to the Middle
East Command.
With the Indian Command fully
preoccupied with the struggle
against the Japanese, it could not
be reasonably asked to assume responsibility for Iraq and Iran. The
estabUshment of the new Command
mayjbe regarded as one of the first
fruits of Mr. ChurchiU's visit.
The new Command wUl grow
steadily ta importance as suppUes
pour in. General Maitland WUson,
who is most popular with his subordinates, by whom he is nicknamed
"Jumbo" Wilson, has a store of many
years of knowledge whereon to
draw.
"Jumbo" impresses by two qualities — a transcending common sense,
but expressed in such a utiUtarian
manner that at first one does not
reaUse how close to genius it is, and
secondly, such a vast comprehensive experience that no situation
can find him nonplussed, for his
memory takes him back over the
years to find a solution, which he
then furbishes and modernises for
present day use.
His face and figure of charming,
ponderous benevolence, suggest his
nickname, but on further acquaintance one finds his stupendous memory and relentless ruthlessness are
also ta keeping.
LONDON, Aug. 24 (Reuter) — Increased air activity by both sides
seems to suggest that things are
moving towards the opening of a
Continued on Page 4
SOLOMONS PREPARING TO
AID ALUED OFFENSIVE
Some, Including Argentina,
To Call Her Non-Belligerent
AXISBANKSSEIZEDINRIO
AS WAR FEVER MOUNTS
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 24 (Reuter).
—The poUce, acting to round up spies
and fifth columnists, raided a convent
ta Florianopolis, ta the state of Santa
Catartaa, and arrested the Mother
Superior on a charge of communication with Axis agents by radio.
Suspicion had been aroused for
some time, said a police statement, by
the activities at the convent, which
belongs to an order composed of nuns
of German origin at a place named
Laguna, near FlorianopoUs.
Prom time to time a nun was seen
to approach a certain tomb in the
cemetery carrying an armful of flowers, after which she was seen kneeling
at the spot, apparently in prayer.
At the moment of the police swoop a
nun, it was stated, was caught in the
act of connecting a radio transmitter
to an aerial hung in the cemetery.
The police have also arrested in a
viUage in the envtrones of Rio de
Janeiro a German ex-officer whose
house contained a complete chemical
laboratory and a wireless transmitting set.
Workers demonstrated this morning in tbe works of the Teuto Bresili-
enne Brasserie Brahma and Tissus
Botafogo agatast the presence of
workers of German nationality, demanding their expulsion. The police
Intervened but had Wacc%pt ths-point
of view of the Brazilian employee who
applauded the name of the Chief of
PoUce, Colonel Etchegoyen.
Many factory and office workers today pledged not to go to work until
their German and Italian coUeagues
had been dismissed.
The Rio de Janeiro Commercial Association has expeUed its Axis members. The German Trans-Atlantic
Bank, the German Bank of South
America and the ItaUan Bank have
been closed and placed under police
guard. Government representatives
are to be appointed to take over their
affairs.
Three submarines have been sunk
ta the last 24 hours off ths BraziUan
coast, weU informed sources stated.
The submarines were sighted by
three squadrons of Uruguayan bombing planes patrolling the coast of
of Uruguay, near the BrazUian frontier.
Radio warnings have been addressed to ships in the South Atlantic to
watch out for raiders.
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 24 (Reuter).
—The Argentine Cabinet met to discuss BrazU's declaration of war and
decided to consider BrazU a non-belligerent.
Continued ob Page 4
EVIDENCE IS COMPLETED
AT STAPLETON INQUIRY
It was learned by The Royal Gazette
last night that submission of evidence
has been completed at the inquiry
into the death of Miss Margaret
AUanora Stapleton, Imperial Censorship employee who was brutaUy attacked and murdered on the night of
July 6, 1941rand that the Coroner's
jury, under the direction of the Worshipful S. Seward Toddings, M.C.P.,
Coroner for the Eastern District, wiU
re-assemble ta one of the jury rooms
of the Supreme Court of Bermuda
next Friday morning for summoning
up the testimony given by thirty witnesses since the inquest opened on
Tuesday, August 18, and has been
continued at regular intervals since.
The final testimony was completed
by 1 p.m. yesterday.
NAZI ADVANCE IN SOUTH
MAY HAVE DIRE RESULTS
SAYS NAZIS LOST 4,000 MEN. IN
DIEPPE RAID
LONDON, Aug. 24 (Reuter).—The
Germans lost 4,000 men, including
airmen, in the Dieppe raid; according
to the commander of the Fighting
French Commando unit who took
part ta the operation.
The German controUed Paris radio
claimed tonight that one general,
two colonels and 13 staff officers,
besides 2,000 men, were taken prisoners ta the Dieppe raid.
U.S. Forces There Retaining
Control Of The Seaways
A SOUTH PACIFIC POST, Aug.
24 (Reuter).—The Americans are
busily preparing the Solomon Islands for use in a future offensive.
They are actively in progress of,
firstly organising new bases so that
they can ba used offensively; secondly, the continued consoUdation of a
protective ring of American positions around and beyond the integral area; thirdly, the search by
Marines for Japanese forces which
are stUl in beyond their forward positions in the densely wooded^slands.
Unless the Japanese can regain control of the islands' seaways there
seems so immediate danger of the
Marines being isolated.
Nobody can foresee when or where
the next naval clash wiU come, but
the AUied Fleet is essentialy offensive ta character, notwithstanding
the possible losses since the opening
of the operations ta the Solomons.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AustraUa, Aug. 24. (Reuter-.—A communique stated that 27 heavy Japanese bombers, escorted by 20 Zero
fighters, attacked Darwin aerodrome, causing only slight damage.
Four bombers and nine Zeros were
shot down without loss to the defenders.
SYDNEY, Aug 24 (Reuter) — The
Japanese, in an air-raid on Darwin
yesterday came in on a different
Continued on Page 4
Soviet Publicist Says No
More Retreat Possible
CHURCHILL IS BACK AT
HOME AFTER LONG TRIP.
15,000-Mile Flight In U.S.
Bomber Safely Concluded
SPENT THIRD OF Tlflfe IN
COCKPIT, SAYS CAPTAIN
LONDON, Aug. 24 (Reuter) .—Prime
Minister Winston ChurchUl arrived
back ta London late tonight after
a 15,000-mUe flight which carried him
to the Near and Middle East and
Russia for conferences with British
miUtary leaders and the Russian
leader, Joseph Stalin.
He landed at a British airport in
an American Liberator bomber pU-
oted by Captain van Der KLoot, of
the U.S. Army Ferry. Command.
Without delay, Mr. ChurchiU was
driven to a special train which was
waiting near the airport and whisked to London.
Stepping down from the big aircraft, Mr. Churohill looked extremely weU and not in the least tired.
After greeting Mrs. ChurchUl and his
son, Major Randolph ChurchiU, he
introduced the Liberator's crew to
his wife. As Mr. ChurchiU's craft
dropped down below tha cover of
escorting Spitfires, a flare-path was
lighted and the big ship foiled to a
standstUl. Among the smaU group
to welcome the Prime Minister was
Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal.
There were no elaborate ceremonies
to welcome Mr. ChurchUl back from
the first visit a British Prime Minister had ever made to the Kremlin.
Mr. ChurchUl's absence* from Britain was officiaUy disclosed on August 17, when it was announced that
he had attended important talks ta
Moscow with Stalin covering four
days. Subsequently it became
known that Mr. ChurchiU visited
Egypt and the El Alamein battle-
front during the course of his journey. His unexpected appearance at
the front, under the nom de guerre
of "Mr. X," had a heartening effect
on the men of the Eighth Army.
In Cairo the Prime Minister met
King Farouk, General Smuts, the
South African Prime Minister, and
Generals Sir Henry Maitland WUson,
the new 10th Army Commander in
Iraq and Iran, and Sir Claude Auchinleck, who has been replaced by
General Alexander in the Egyptian
Command.
Mr. W. AveriU Harrirnan, U.S. representative, who attended the Moscow conference, returned with Mr.
ChurchiU.
Also with the Prime Minister were
Sir Charles Cadogan, Permanent
Foreign Under Secretary, General Sir
Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial
General Staff, and Sir Charles WUson, Mr. ChurchiU's physician.
Continued on Page 4
MOSCOW, Aug. 24 (Reuter).—The
German occupation of VoroshUov-
grad and Pyatigorsk was mentioned
tonight in a broadcast by the leading pubUcist, Yaroslavsky.
Pyatigorsk is in the northern f oot-
hills of the Caucasus mountains.
Recent Soviet communiques have
spoken of fighting southeast of this
town.
The German conquest of the Caucasus could have truly tragic consequences "both for Russia and for aU
freedom loving nations of the
world," said Yaroslavsky.
"Never has a foe been so depraved,
so blood thirsty, so deUghted by
malpression and plunder, as in this
war. For 14 months the Fascist
have stamped on our magnificent
country, oppressing, plundering,
murdering and subjecting the Soviet
people to inhuman torture. And the
enemy has not been stopped. He is
advancing on the southern front
where he has been able to concentrate large forces, the bulk of his
reserves and enormous quantities of
war equipment.
"Now the Hitlerites are driving towards the Caucasus oil. They have
captured a number bf towns which
have vital importance in the Ufe of
the country. They have occupied
VoroshUovgrad and Pyatigorsk.
Continued ea Page 2
No Drinks For Men Who
Made Raid On Dieppe
LONDON, Aug. 24 (Reuter).—
Canadian soldiers returning hot
and tired from the gruelling
raid on Dieppe looked for well
earned Uquor at a southcoast
"pub"—only to be refused by
the barman on the grounds of
an aUeged "poUce order."
It appears that the poUce
»hinted that the men should .not
be served with unduly large amounts of wine and spirits, and
some Ucensees thought this was
an order that they should have
none at ah.
In some pubUc houses handwritten notices to this effect
were displayed, but today aU
was peace again, for the misunderstanding had been cleared
up and the notices removed.
—o-
INDUCTION YESTERDAY OF
NEWDEVONSHIRE RECTOR
DEATH BY MISADVENTUREI PLANNED PRODUCTION TO
CORONER'S JURY VERDICT
Inquiry Into A Lineman's
Death Held Yesterday
SLIPPED & TOUCHED 4,000
VOLT OVERHEAD WIRE
Rev. Keith Harman Inducted
By His Lordship The Bishop
At an impressive and solemn cete-
mony ta Christ Church, Devonshire,
yesterday at 6 p.m., which was attended by members of the Church of
England clergy and more than a hundred of the congregation and visitors,
the Rev. Keith Harman was inducted
as the new Rector of the parish by
His Lordship the Bishop.
"I beg you," said His Lordship in a
sermon, "to give him your help and
your prayers. The Church is not
merely the parson's job; it is yours."
Saying that* the parish minister was a servant of the people, the - Bishop added that
ta Bermuda, as in the Mother
Country, every person ta the parish,
without distinction of station, race
and creed, had a right to claim the
services of the Rector ta time of need.
He said that the caU for the new Rec
tor had come from the parishioners
themselves. "You have been blessed
in the years that are gone," he continued. He called to mind the services of Canon Mark James and Archdeacon Davidson.
Before concluding, he referred to
the other duties of Mr. Harman; that
he would care for the afflicted ta body
at the Leprosarium and the afflicted
of mind at the Mental Hospital. He
was also to be chaplain at the miUtary
estabUshment at Prospect.
The induction ceremony lasted for
more than an hour.
Assisting His Lordship with the induction was the Venerable Archdeacon Henry Marriott, Ractor of Paget,
while the Bishop's chaplain was the
Rev. GUbert Ritter, Rector of Warwick.
The clergymen present included the
Rev. E. M. Strong, Rector of Pembroke, the Rev, Archibald BaU, Rector
of HamUton and Smith's, the Rev.
R. O. Walker, Rector of Southampton,
and the Rev. Bruce Peake, Curate of
St. John's Pembroke.
The two parish churchwardens,
Mr. John F. Eve and Mr. Edmund E.
ZuiU, shared ta the ceremony. The
former, who is the senior churchwarden, received the keys of the church
from the sexton, Mr. Richmond Lambert, who deUvered them to the Curate.
Church Vestrymen Hereward Watlington, H. A. M. WUson, John W.
Cox, M.C.P., and Sidney Kemsley
took the collection which was for the
Diocesan Ordination Candidates'
Fund.
After the ceremony a reception was
held at Cavendish HaU where a ladies'
group had prepared refreshments.
KING'S POINTWORKER IS
BADLY INJURED IN FALL
George Hill Lost Balance In
Working On Metal Tank
Mr. George HiU, of White Plains,
New York, while working on a project at King's Point on Saturday
morning, sustained serious injuries
when he fell from the side of a metal
tank.
It is learned that Mr. HiU suffered
a concussion, possibly a fractured
skull, a badly broken arm, four broken ribs and a foot, and a damaged
pelvis.
FuU detaUs of the accident are
not known because nobody appeared
to see Mr. HaU fall, although it is
thought he lost his balance. The
men working on the tank with him
first knew of the accident when they
heard his body land with a sickening thud upon the bottom inside
the tank.
His condition was grave during the
early part of the week-end but had
improved somewhat by yesterday,
when his temperature dropped.
Twenty of his fellow workers volunteered to give blood transfusions,
as Mr. Hull had lost considerable
blood, particularly from the injury
to his arm. It was thought at first
that ift would be necessary to amputate it but strenuous efforts are being made to save the member. It is
hoped that thi man's sound constitution wUl puU him through.
Mr. HiU boarded in HamUton at
the home of Mr. F. T. Whitney
"Oranleigh," Pembroke.
AIR EXPRESS SPACE IS
NOT ENTIRELY IN USE
At HamUton PoUce Court yesterday
afternoon a Coroner's jury brought
ta a verdict of misadventure ta the
death of Edward Orion HaU, an employes of the Bermuda Electric Light
Company, whose death occurred ta
Warwick on Saturday, August 15,
in the performance of his duties as a
lineman.
The inquiry was conducted under
the direction of the Worshipful S".
Seward Toddings, M.C.P., Coroner
for the Eastern District, the jury
comprising: Messrs. Alfred Wellrose
Smith (foreman); Ernest Donals Davis, Benoni MeUo, Edward Gerald
Forbes, WiUiam Hastie, WilUam Bert
Gutteridge, Roy Mayor and Garnet
Francis GrUls.
Evidence was submitted by Dr.
Hugh John O'Brien, resident surgeon
at the King Edward VII Memorial
Hospital, and by Stanley John Alexander Burgess and Joseph Sousa,
linemen employed by the Electric
Light Company, who were both on
the job with HaU when he met his
death. At the conclusion of this evidence, the jury returned the foUowing verdict:
"That the said Edward Orion HaU
died on the 15th day of August, 1942;
the jury do further say that he was
electrocuted when his arm contacted
the cut-out on a pole where he was
working when his foot sUpped; and so
do further say that the said Edward
Orion HaU met his death through
misadventure.''
Dr. O'Brien stated that Hall was
admitted to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital by ambulance about
4.30 p.m. on Saturday, August 15,
1942. Artificial respiration had been
given from the time he was picked up
to the time he reached the hospital.
On the arrival of HaU at the hospital
the witness said he found no sign of
pulse or respiration spontaneously.
HaU was given a total, of eight cubic
centimetres of stimulant to the heart
and lungs by the intravenous route,
but there was no response.
After that, artificial respiration
was continued in the Drinker apparatus (iron lung), this being continued
for some hours.
About 9 p.m., HaU was taken from
the apparatus for inspection, butrigor
mortis had set in and he was pronounced dead. Dr. O'Brien testified
that there was a sUght skin abrasion
around the right elbow and another
at the back of the head.
The witness said he had heard that
the deceased had been electrocuted,
so in his opinion the heart had stopped ta a condition known as ventricular fibrillation due to a stimulation
of electric current.
Answering a question from the jury,
Dr. O'Brien stated it was necessary to
put a patient in this condition ta the
iron lung, as it had been known that
persons already pronounced dead have
been revived by this process.
Stanley John Alexander Burgess, a
lineman employed at the Electric
Light Company, stated that HaU
climbed a pole to throw a hand-line
over the arm. He put it over, unfastened his safety belt and was ta tha
act of coming down the pole when he
sUpped. The witness said he heard a
sizzling sound and heard HaU shout.
As HaU dropped he held on to the
hand-line, and as he feU backward the
rope became taut and snapped, with
the result that HaU dropped to the
ground ta a sitting position. Hall
Continued on Page 6
BE BASIS OF NEW DRIVE
Agriculture Dept. To Survey
Farms Throughout Bermuda
UNUSABLE SURPLUSES WILL
BE AVOIDED IN CAMPAIGN
Availability For Essentials
Is Stressed By Commission
The avaUabUity of air express
space to bring essentials to Bermuda
is being stressed by the War-time
SuppUes Commission.
In recent months reasonably large
quantities of goods have been shipped from tbe mainland to Bermuda
by air express. Included in these
shipments have been a proportion of
what- might be termed luxury items.
However, the fuU avaUable space has
not been used.
The War-time SuppUes Commission
state they are prepared to consider
appUcations for permits for shipments by air express.
So long as there is this extra space
—although the intention is to transport more essentials by air express,
if possible—obviously certain nonessentials wiU be so shipped.
The foUowing press release has
been issued by the War-time SuppUes Commission:
"The War-time SuppUes Commission is prepared to consider appUcations for permits for shipments by
air express. AppUcations may be
either for goods on the essential Ust
or those determinable by quota, but
ta aU cases must state approximate
weights. Importers are required to
report to the Commission the
monthly amount of merchandise
which, has actuaUy arrived via air
express or is awaiting shipment. In
Centinned on Page 2
NEW HEALTH INSPECTOR
SOUGHT FROM CANADA
Ontario Authorities Will Be
Asked To Assist In Matter
The Board of Health intend to open
negotiations immediately with Canadian health authorities (ta Ontario)
in an endeavour to find a successor
for the late Mr. T. Gordon MUler,
according to the Board chairman, Mr.
James E. Pearman.
Mr. Pearman was not hopeful that
it would be at all easy to locate a
man with#the qualifications which
Mr. Miller had, but he said that no
effort would be spared to bring the
best official to Bermuda.
He added that although Mr. MiUer
had only been here since August
2 as the Colony's Chiaf Sanitary
Inspector, the work he had done
clearly indicated how necessary and
valuable it would be tt> have a simUar
capable health official brought here.
He said that Mr. MiUer had obtained plenty of cooperation and
his loss was a terrible blow to the
plans already formulated by the
Board and Department of Health.
He continued that it had been
thought possible the loss of Dr.
GiUanders, Central District Medical
Officer, who is returning to Canada,
would have been somewhat counteracted by Mr. Miller's experience. He
explained that Mr. MiUer would have
been able to take over some of these
dutiss.
Mr. Pearman elaborated that several applicants were being considered
at the time Mr. MiUar's candidature
was accepted but even so it would
Continued on Page 2
Planned production is to be the
basis of a strenuous campaign of the
Department of Agriculture to prepare for the coming season. Efforts
wiU be made to prevent the growing
of unusable surpluses which ta
these times cannot be exported. A
band of surveyors are to visit afl the
Colony's farms, advise the farmers,
coUate material and supply the
"links which wUl unite the farmers'
efforts."
This information is made avaUable
in a press release issued yesterday
afternoon by Mr. T. A. RusseU, the
Director of Agriculture. It reads as
follows:
"The farmers of Bermuda have an
important and difficult task before
them in the coming season, to provide as much food as the community can use and ta as great variety
as possible. This task is important
because suppUes of imported food
are unreUable and still more because the smaUer the caU we make
for imported food, the more effective
is our war-effort.
VARIETY, NOT SURPLUS
"The task is difficult because it H
desired to produce as much as can
be used of every kind of vegetable,
but no very large unusable surplus
of any vegetable, since we have no
means of shipping a surplus to a
market abroad.
"Somehow the farmers' efforts
have to be linked up, so that they
work together as a team and produce all the vegetables Which are
required, instead of working on their
own and possibly producing far too
much of some vegetables and not
nearly enough of another.
"The Board and Department of
Agriculture are trying to provide
the links which will unite the farmers' efforts. A committee of the
Board of Agriculture has worked out
the quantities of the main vegetables required to fill the wants of
the population adequately.
"A band of surveyors is going
round the farms checking the
amount of land avaUable, the acreage of crops in the ground and what
wiU soon be planted, and the condition of the crops. This information
wiU be examined in the Ught of the
estimates of produce required to
feed the community, and as a result
farmers will be advised to increase
their plantings of some crops, or if
necessary to go easy ta the case of
others, with the object of providing
all the food which can be used.
FORAGE CROPS
"In giving this advice the officers
of the Department will also have
the assistance of Mr. James HolUs,.
who brings a lifetime's experience of
farming to the task. His experience
in the growing of fodder for Uvestock will prove especiaUy valuable.
Shortage of feed for horses and
cattle has been reUeved to a great
extent this summer by the exceptional growth of pasture. Such good
conditions cannot be expected in
the seasons to come, and it will
therefore be necessary to plant forage crops for the cattle and horses
on a much larger scale, if their sustenance is to be assured.
"It is particularly desired that aU
farmers should understand the reasons for this planning of production
and should adopt a helpful attitude
to it. In the weeks to come, they
will receive more visits from members and employees of the Department of Agriculture than in the
past, and they wiU be asked more
questions about their work than
ever before.
"It is hoped that each former wUl
understand these enquirers are not
prying into his affairs for any harmful purpose, but aim at helping the
farming industry to provide as
much food and as great a variety
of food as can be used to advantage."
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ECLIPSE OF MOON WIU
BE SEEN HERE TONIGHT
Bermuda is fortunate in being,
along with much of the Western
Hemisphere, in a perfect position for
the total ecUpse of the moon due to
take place tonight.
Given a. clear sky, local observers
should have an enjoyable time from
a little after 10 p.m. until about 11.35
p.m., or for one hour and a half.
The moon wiU be completely covered by the earth's shadow at about
10.48 p.m. (The times given are Bermuda dayUght saving time.)
AIR RAID ALARM IN GUIANA
GEORGETOWN, British Guiana,
Aug. 24 (Reuter).—British Guiana
had its first air raid alarm last night
as a result of information received
in Georgetown from inland.
The all clear sounded an hour and
a half later, when the information
proved false.
HELP BY BUYING WAR SAYINGS CERTIFICATES
ML